Kumudini Tyagi
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Sub Lieutenant (SLt) Kumudini Tyagi is one of the first two ladies, along with SLt Riti Singh, to have earned their wings for operating from Indian Navy warships.[1]
Family Background
Kumudini Tyagi was born in Ghaziabad, in 1997 to Pravesh Kumar Tyagi and Reena Tyagi.[2] The family hails from Kharkhoda, Meerut, but moved to Ghaziabad in 1983. Her grandfather, Suresh Chand Tyagi was a sub-inspector with the Uttar Pradesh Police, and her father, Pravesh runs a security agency. Kumudini's grandmother was Late Rajesh Kumari Tyagi. She has a younger brother, Apoorva Tyagi. The family lives in Sanjay Nagar Sector-23, Ghaziabad[3].
Education
Kumudini completed her ICSE from St. Paul's Academy, Rajnagar, and her ISC from Ch.Chhabil Dass Public School. She earned her Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science from ABES Engineering College while topping the college. Passionate about joining the defence forces, she was commissioned into the Navy in December 2018, even though she had a very lucrative alternate job offer.
Professional Career
On September 21, 2020, Kumudini was inducted as an Observer (Airborne Tactician) in the helicopter fleet of the Indian Navy after completing the 22nd Short Service Commission Observer Course[4]. She was among a group of 17 officers, including four women officers, and three officers of the Indian Coast Guard, who were awarded "Wings" on graduating as "Observers" at a ceremony held at INS Garuda in Kochi.[3] Her training includes Air Navigation, Flying Procedure, Air Warfare, Anti-Submarine Warfare. She is now training to operate a host of sensors onboard navy multi-role helicopters, including sonar consoles and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) payloads, likely from the MH-60R helicopters[5].
References
- ^ "In a first, 2 women officers to operate helicopters from Indian Navy warships". Hindustan Times. 2020-09-21. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
- ^ "गाजियाबाद की कुमुदिनी त्यागी ने रचा इतिहास, पहली बार किसी महिला की युद्धपोत पर हुई तैनाती". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 2020-09-22.
- ^ a b "नौसेना अफसर के पिता बोलेः बेटी पर नाज, मेरे लिए जिंदगी का सबसे खुशी का दिन". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 2020-09-22.
- ^ "2 महिला अफसरों को पहली बार वॉरशिप पर तैनात करेगी नौसेना, ये हेलिकॉप्टरों को ऑपरेट करेंगी; राफेल को भी पहली महिला पायलट जल्द मिलेगी". Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). 2020-09-21. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
- ^ "Meet The Navy's First Women Combat Aviators To Be Deployed On Warships". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2020-09-22.